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Rap Stereotypes

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Country Music Stereotypes

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Yea, yea, we've all heard them before. The country music stereotypes that everyone loves to laugh at or use as an excuse not to listen to the genre. But are they really true?

Most stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. Do these nine country music stereotypes deserve the recognition? Are they true? In no particular order...

9. All country songs are about trucks, women, and booze.

This one is simply not true. You are all forgetting about that one song back in 2005... But seriously, country music is about life, singing the truth. Sometimes that truth is about laid-off Detroit factory workers. Sometimes it's about getting drunk on a tailgate.

8. If you play a country song backwards...

...you get you dog back, your woman back, your truck back... This stereotype has been around forever. Just ask Steve Goodman (who wrote David Allen Coe's You Never Even Called Me By My Name). But it's not true. If you play a country song backward, it just sounds like gibberish. Not really music at all. Just awful noise.

7. Only southerners listen to country music.

Yup, that's why tickets sold out so fast that Zac Brown had to schedule extra nights at Fenway Park. That's why you can't stop at a bar in Michigan without hearing or Florida Georgia Line. No, nobody but southerners like country music. Which leads us to our next point...

6. The only people that listen to country are rednecks and hillbillies.

Not true. There are also drunken sorority girls, lonely housewives, and Australians. Seriously, Australians. But the truth is that people from all walks of life listen to country-from farm hands to politicians to professional athletes. Some of them are even classy.

5. Country musicians aren't real musicians.

Um, yea. Tell that to Brad Paisley. Or Chet Atkins. Or Bonnie Raitt.

4. Country music is just pop with banjos.

Listen, you throw a banjo into the mix, we're talking a whole different sound. Pop music? Pff, please. Country also has steel and pedal guitars, fiddles, mandolins, accordions, and very few drum machines.

3. Country music is dominated by white, Catholic males.

One of the most important principles of country music is that it praises people who are genuine, decent human beings. It's tough to be a genuine, decent human being if you're a bigot or a racist. Sure, country musicians sing about God. But God taught acceptance and love, after all. Country is still working through some issues about race, creed, and sexual orientation, but there are plenty of artists who don't fit this bill.

2. The women are ornery.

Hey man, just because you cheated on your girlfriend and she smashed your headlights with a baseball bat doesn't make her ornery. It actually just makes you a cheater.

1. Country musicians are a few flapjacks short of a stack.

Or they aren't the smartest people in the world. Well, anyone who can simultaneously play an instrument and sing must have something going for them. Heck, not even B.B. King could do that. But go and listen to Sturgill Simpson, or any pro session musician, and you might want to reconsider this stereotype. Also, check out this fascinating analysis which proves that country music is actually the smartest genre of all.

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9 Country Music Stereotypes Everyone Thinks Are True

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Yea, yea, we've all heard them before. The country music stereotypes that everyone loves to laugh at or use as an excuse not to listen to the genre. But are they really true? Most stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. Do these nine country music stereotypes deserve the recognition?

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Both of these movies prove that, although people may come from different backgrounds, once they actually learn a bit about the other, people are really just not that different.  Note that Tim McGraw is a star in the Blind Side, as he was mentioned earlier as helping Nelly cross over to a different audience.  Both of these movies were outstanding, especially the evolution of the characters in The Blind Side as they are still (in real life) extremely close.  It just goes to show that there is still hope in the love of humans towards each other.

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Both of these movies prove that, although people may come from different backgrounds, once they actually learn a bit about the other, people are really just not that different.  Note that Tim McGraw is a star in the Blind Side, as he was mentioned earlier as helping Nelly cross over to a different audience.  Both of these movies were outstanding, especially the evolution of the characters in The Blind Side as they are still (in real life) extremely close.  It just goes to show that there is still hope in the love of humans towards each other.

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This movie is based on the real life story of Carolina Panther offensive tackle Michael Oher. He was nearly homeless and a ward of the state when he was adopted by a wealthy white family. Both sides have to struggle with racial and class issues throughout this movie.

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The Blind Side (2009) Official Trailer - Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw Movie HD

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This is a LGBT movie based on the musical La Cage aux Folles. This movies illustrates what happens when a typical ultra-conservative family meets a liberal gay family and the issues they both face trying to hide the truth from each other and the issues they face when they find out the truth

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Armand And Albert Have Built The Perfect Life For Themselves Tending To Their Gaudy Miami Nightclub. But Their Pastel Tranquility Is Shaken When Armand's Son Announces That He's Getting Married To The Daughter of Ultra-Conservative Senator Keeley, And They're All Getting Together For Dinner. Can Armand And Albert Transform Themselves Into Mr. And Mrs.

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I chose The Birdcage and The Blind Side as my movies

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These three performers prove that they can easily solidify their careers in a typical fashion in their respective genres using the expected stereotypes of their cultural backgrounds.  While they have a fan base of their cultural peers, these three artists prove that they can relate to others by changing their style or teaming up with a artist outside their genre, thus showing their true range as well as creating a new fan base.

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These three performers prove that they can easily solidify their careers in a typical fashion in their respective genres using the expected stereotypes of their cultural backgrounds.  While they have a fan base of their cultural peers, these three artists prove that they can relate to others by changing their style or teaming up with a artist outside their genre, thus showing their true range as well as creating a new fan base.

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Nelly is a rap artist who broke onto the scene with songs such as "Air Force Ones" and "Country Grammar."  Many of his songs are strip club staples and glorify partying.  However, he made a giant crossover (even more of a stretch than Taylor Swift or Darius Rucker) by recording a country song with current superstar Tim McGraw

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Nelly is a rap artist who broke onto the scene with songs such as "Air Force Ones" and "Country Grammar."  Many of his songs are strip club staples and glorify partying.  However, he made a giant crossover (even more of a stretch than Taylor Swift or Darius Rucker) by recording a country song with current superstar Tim McGraw

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Nelly - Over And Over (Official Music Video) ft. Tim McGraw

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Taylor Swift is a great example of a crossover artist.  She got her start at age 14 singing at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville Tennessee.  She has gone on to cross over to the pop genre, although many of her country songs sounded "pop" to begin with, such as this hit:

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Taylor Swift is a great example of a crossover artist.  She got her start at age 14 singing at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville Tennessee.  She has gone on to cross over to the pop genre, although many of her country songs sounded "pop" to begin with, such as this hit:

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Darius Rucker is another great example of a crossover artist.  He is currently one of the few African American country artists, however he began as the lead singer of a pop group:  Hootie and the Blowfish.

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Darius Rucker is another great example of a crossover artist.  He is currently one of the few African American country artists, however he began as the lead singer of a pop group:  Hootie and the Blowfish.

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Hootie & The Blowfish - Hold My Hand (Official Music Video)

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I chose pop, country, and rap as my genres